The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-09-03
Personal. !.

M. Paul j Manonvrier and Master Abram
IN town this week
oapt. =. L. Garland returned on Tuesday
evening from an extensive pleasure trip to the
north and West. He is in fine spirits and is
looking better than when he left.
Mr Jos. Lasalle returned or, Tuesday even.
ing ifom hls trip to 9 the fatherIand Ca
aaa-in hne health and spirits. His little son
aoldman, who accompanied him. gained eight
pounds in weight during his absence.
Capt; Auguste Perrodin, who has been
aui6e LII Tor some weeks, is somewhat better,
though not yet out Of danger
Capt ]. J.. Harmon left town ON last Wed.
nesday for Crowley, where he will superin
tend the building Of the brick Courthouse
81 oo1f Acadia parish for which he recently took
the contract.
Miss Louise Jones, of New Orleans, who
mas been spending some time with her friend
Miss Gabrielle Hebrard, left by train on Sun
day last for her home.
Miss Pussie Pilot of New Orleans. il here
on a visit as the guest of Mrs. p. L. Hebrard
Miss Clara Generes and sister, of New Ibe-
rla, VINO have been spending some time with
their brother, Mr.. A. H. Generes. returned
home last Sunday.
Misses Leila Hayard, of Big Cane. and Oh.
lie Richard, of Atchafalaya, spent a few days
Ia town as the guests of Mrs. r. M. LittelI;
they were in attendance at the Literary Meet
ing Of the O. ). C. ON Tuesday evening last.
ana doubtless enjoyed themselves very much
Miss Louise Jagou is off ON O visit to Grow.
ley, where she will spend some time with her
friends, Mr.sand Mrs. j. Frankel.
That popular and active young business
man, Mr.. M. Halphen, for several years with
the old established house of J. PerrOdin, has
accepted o position with the firm of Wilson &
Clements, which will soon begin business in
their large new building on Landry street
We congratulate the new firm ON their aeqni
sition and friend Mike on his promotion.
Mr. Frank E. Posey, OF ST Gabriel, Iber,
vile parish, has spent several days here this
| week with his brother, Theo. l.. Posey, Esq.
Ex-senator Fontenot, of Chataignier, was
in town on Thursday, looking quite well.
Mr. Louis Desmarais left Yesterday morn
ing for Canada with his son, Louis Desma
rails, Jr., whom he intends to place at school
there. Mrs. Desmarais accompanied them.
Mr.. John Daniel, formerly telegraph oper a.
tor at this place. now of Grand Coteau, was
i'm town a few days this week.
Mr.. w. f. Schwing and wife, of Washing.
ton, were in town on last Thursday
DIR. Thos. G. Lyons, formerly of Washing
ton, now of Williamsport, Pointe Coupee, was
on visit to our town this week.
| HAAsvILLE, La, Aug. %, 1887.
EDITORS COURIER:
Since cotton commenced to open the wealth
er has at intervals of every few days been
showery, somewhat retarding successful cot
ton harvesting. A few weeks ago | heard
considerable complaint about the caterpillar,
| but am of the opinion that they have stop
| ped their depredations at present and are now
| doing no harm.
The Elm bayou and Crocodile farmers re
port that they have excellent crops OF both
| cotton and corn; they have not commenced
| to gather cotton to amount to anything yet
| their crops being better than those on bayou
Beuf, so / am informed but in the course OF
| o week or ten days they will have plenty OF
cotton open for picking steadily until the crop
| is all saved Mr. John O'Quinn, one OF Elm
bayous enterprising farmers, has placed his
Yin and mill in first class order, ready Tor the
| seasons work Mr.. b. b. Daniels has an ex-
| cellent crop this year of both cotton and corn
and says ifhard work will win the prize is his
1T Won want to see live, stirring business,
visit Mr.. B. Stewards saw mill at the junction
| of Elm bayou with Crocodile. This gentle
man has in the past few years bnlit up an I'M
prise to you or any one not acquainted with
| the country to see the immense amount ol
sawed and dressed lumber that leaves this
| mill for one week enly-all OF which goes te
show plainly the progressive mooa that on
country is in -,
The pine hills west of MS are covered with
1 fine timber, worth thousands of dollars; the
SOIL while probably not the best, might be
made profitable for grazing and the success
| fui production of fruits Not only this, there
/ are many fine beds OF gravel in these bills use
| full for concrete work, and as ballast Tor rail
| road tracks. The Morgan Railroad 20. have
Of late been making Investigations among the
hills. digging for gravel and will learn pusE
/ their Investigations further at an early day
i Did any one ever think that there might be
| depesiss Of iron ore in these same hills What
/ il should tell you that specimens OF ore had
Il heen sent to an assayer; but with what re-
Esults am at present not III the secret Of; bu1
/ you of old st. Landry have wealth IN and or
| your soils, aud all that is wanting is waking
1p from the long sleep of the past hundred
Years, and going to work with plow, spade
ar. nick and shovel, and by the real swea
i drops from your brows develop the wealth II
YOUR domain You have bayou Crocodile, out
4 of the grandest streams in the country; clear
i bright and fresh sparkling waeer; aboundins
/ ia fine fish, flowing through rich lands, sus
/ ceptibIe of high state OF cultivation: ini = I
i stream could be improved to afford Navigation
4 the year round, afording cheap trlnsporfa
4 ton to the markets of the country
i Here had best close. before yon accuse III
1 Of trying to create a boom up in our direction
while only giving mere Ideaof what 2 there y